日批在线视频_内射毛片内射国产夫妻_亚洲三级小视频_在线观看亚洲大片短视频_女性向h片资源在线观看_亚洲最大网

  Home>News Center>World
         
 

Government considering dismantling BBC
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-02-16 14:11

The government is considering a plan to break up the BBC and remove its independent status in the wake of a bitter row with the state-funded broadcaster over the Iraq war, a report said.

Government papers detailing possible changes to the BBC's structure proposed breaking it into separate regional entities for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Sunday Times said.

The documents, which the newspaper said had been drawn up by "senior civil servants", also suggested that the job of ensuring the BBC's impartiality could be taken away from the corporation's board of governors.

The BBC, which is independently run despite being financed by public money through a compulsory television licence, is currently facing perhaps the worst breakdown in relations with the government in its 82-year history.

The dispute came after a BBC radio report alleged in May last year that Prime Minister Tony Blair's government deliberately exaggerated the threat posed by Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction in a pre-war dossier.

Government weapons expert David Kelly was later identified as the anonymous source of the charge. Kelly killed himself soon afterwards.

An inquiry into Kelly's death, led by judge Lord Brian Hutton, concluded last month that the BBC's story had been "unfounded", a verdict which forced the corporation to apologise, with the corporation's chairman and director general resigning.

According to The Sunday Times, the new plans for the BBC will bring accusations that "the government is gearing up to exploit the fall-out from the Hutton inquiry".

Plans being considered include giving a government media watchdog greater control over the BBC's output, closing BBC outlets which are not considered "public service" and even forcing the corporation to share some of its licence fee revenue with other broadcasters.

Such a move would most likely prompt public concern, given that the BBC is still generally revered in Britain for being impartial and accurate.

Opinion polls after the Hutton inquiry was published showed that many people considered its verdict a "whitewash", and that they trusted the BBC far more than they did Blair and his ministers.

 
  Today's Top News     Top World News
 

Two fires in China kill 92, injure 75

 

   
 

Careers, life chosen over kids by China's DINKs

 

   
 

China jump-starts lunar project of US$170m

 

   
 

Bo Xilai named as China's commerce minister

 

   
 

Chinese doctors separate Siamese twins

 

   
 

Valentine's Day: Spouse faithfulness questioned

 

   
  Iraq's No. 41 on 'most wanted' list captured
   
  Hope fades for Moscow pool survivors
   
  Iran offers to sell potential nuke fuel
   
  Democrats debate over Iraq, Bush, Viet Nam
   
  Vodafone under pressure over AT&T
   
  More than 1,000 Haitians protest Aristide
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  Related Stories  
   
BBC staff in protest against British government 'attacks'
   
BBC faces worst credibility predicament
   
BBC chairman resigns after Hutton criticism
   
BBC determined not to be 'bullied' over Iraq report
   
BBC takes stand at dead British scientist inquiry
  News Talk  
  The evil root of all instability in the world today  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 97超碰免费观看 | 国产精品一区在线免费观看 | 欧美激情视频一区二区三区 | 亚洲男人网 | 91免费观看网站 | 香蕉网站在线 | 亚洲最大av在线 | 翔田千里在线视频 | 免费一级片在线观看 | 亚洲精品久久久久久一区二区 | 中文精品一区 | 真实的国产乱xxxx在线91 | 亚洲色图第一页 | 久草综合视频 | 欧美三级视频 | 日本一区二区精品 | 亚洲视频一区二区 | 成人黄色在线免费观看 | 国产性hd | 国产精品久久久久久久9999 | 一区二区视频免费 | 国产福利在线免费观看 | 日韩精品中文字幕在线 | 国产极品在线播放 | 这里只有精品视频在线观看 | 男女操操视频 | 一区二区三区四区在线免费观看 | 精品一区av | 日韩欧美一区在线 | 免费能看的黄色网址 | 九九看片| 久久久久久免费毛片精品 | 欧日韩在线视频 | 亚洲第1页 | 青娱乐在线视频免费观看 | 日韩一区二区三区在线观看视频 | 日韩久久一区二区三区 | 欧美大片18 | 中国一级片在线观看 | 日韩久久久 | 超碰97av在线|